Casio EX-Z450 vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Casio EX-Z450 and Ricoh WG-5 GPS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by competitors Casio and Ricoh. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the EX-Z450 (12MP) and WG-5 GPS (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The EX-Z450 was unveiled 6 years prior to the WG-5 GPS and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise summation of how the EX-Z450 scores vs the WG-5 GPS in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-Z450 & Ricoh WG-5 GPS. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-Z450 Gallery & Ricoh WG-5 GPS Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Casio EX-Z450 features external measurements of 81mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.2" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-5 GPS has specifications of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the EX-Z450 compared to the WG-5 GPS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z450 and WG-5 GPS is 96 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-Z450 and WG-5 GPS.

As you can see, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can anticipate the Ricoh WG-5 GPS to result in greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-Z450 will be behind in sensor innovation.